Hamilton tells Vettel and Rosberg to 'pipe down'

Surprised at missing pole by just 0.055s, Vettel headed into the post qualifying press conference feeling he could have done better. Consequently, when asked why he had been unable to complete a final lap which might have topped Hamilton's the German immediately pointed the finger at the Englishman's teammate.

"Nico couldn't see much in his mirrors, I guess," he said. "Obviously I was on a flying lap and Nico was preparing his hot lap, if that's correct, and not much happened.

"Obviously I was pissed off at the time because... sorry, I was angry at that time, at that moment because I turned into turn 12 not knowing where to turn in because I couldn't see anything," he continued. "The lap was lost but equally I think there was another car in front of Nico."